Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) Episode #1.7 (2021) User Reviews

It's a grower

[maldendorff · 9/10 · 24 January 2022]

I'm loving the series. After a slow start, it gets better each episode as the friendships tighten and Phileas Fogg becomes more human.

But one thing I just couldn't let go in this episode; Why did the Marshall leave his horse (to die), while it could've accompanied them along with the carriage?? I kept feeling sorry for the horse and rewinded to the moment where it happened, maybe I missed something but no... He left it out there cold blooded.

I don't like plotholes like that. I really don't understand why you would neglect that. As if the audience wouldn't notice... I did love the Saloon scene with Abigail on the horse though!

Excitement of he Old West

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 14 February 2022]

As the gang travels east on a stagecoach they become embroiled in post Civil War fallout. A black marshal has a white prisoner who is probably a Klan member. There are lots of implications, including Passeportout who is seen as racially inferior by the prisoner. A trio of bad guys attempt to rescue him which leads to an exciting climax. On to New York and passage to London.

A review without mentioning the over mentioned person that will remain unmentioned

[Sayitasitis212 · 7/10 · 28 December 2022]

If your someone that can watch a remade film or series without consistently thinking it should replicate the original or the book, you may just find some enjoyment out of this delightful adventure series.

It's nothing like the original by the already mentioned too many times, but....

It's an engaging story if you give it a chance with a great cast.

Admittedly, pacing is pretty poor at times and more so in episode one. I was close to switching off at this stage because it seemed the writers had originally planned an 80 episode series, changed there mind and edited the first ten episodes badly into episode 1. If you can get past this rather disappointing start, there's an exciting story to be told in the next 7 episodes and yes, they do get better and better. The characters grow and you slowly get hooked on a completely different story to what one may call original, but who the f cares.

Give it a chance, there's far worse than this getting churned out constantly on Netflix and Amazon, it was actually refreshing to see a different take on this story. I'm a huge fan of phileas fogg, having seen all the films and series from the past, it takes nothing away from the latest take on a great adventure story.

It's definitely a grower.

Getting Better and Better

[shelbythuylinh · 9/10 · 18 February 2022]

Just when the Reform Club thinks that Fogg is dead and one of his nemesis that may have wrote the Coward thing, goes from gloating to being furious there.

The trio are in the Wild West as Passepartout finds a kindred spirit in an African-American US Marshal that is bringing a racist prisoner back to face trial and possibly hanging.

As the antagonist of the episode's own gang are looking to break him out. Look for bad*ss Fix getting the action in as she is no damsel in distress.

Fogg is in character development as he seems to be out of his element and having to improvise a lot here.

Wrong horse!

[lmedcalf-81171 · 9/10 · 17 February 2022]

The dead horse you see is the one that was killed by the rattlesnake, hence the line "Looks like they are down to one horse and walking now." Any good Marshall unsaddles his horse and sets it free. Especially one who understands true freedom.

Episode 7

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 7 February 2022]

Fogg, Fix and Passepartout have made it to America and Fogg is confident that they might finish their journey in time.

Back in London Fortescue and Bellamy are preparing for the reading of Fogg's will.

However an encounter with black Marshall Bass Reeves threatens to delays them.

He is accompanying a prisoner, Ambrose Abernathy who regards himself as a southern gentleman and has a backwards views of race relations.

He also has made arrangements to be set free and take revenge on Reeves.

It is another episode where Fogg does a bit of growing up. He is repelled by Abernathy's views. Fogg is also pointed to the developing relationship between Fix and Passepartout.

The episode is far away from the book you can get. Bass Reeves was a real life lawman. The first black deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi River. He has been previously portrayed on film and television.

There were some good scenes between Reeves and Passepartout. Even better was Fix coming to the rescue on horseback.

Not looking like Nevada

[clarktdenning-62455 · 15 February 2022]

This episode looks nothing like the Nevada I grew up driving across None of it.the trees the grass lands and I don't think a stage coast can catch up with the railroad is difficult to believe.

Wild Wild West!

[lbowdls · 7/10 · 9 February 2024]

This is the first and possibly the only episode I have watched of the series.

I was channel surfing and came across it and looked up the synopsis and thought this looks interesting and it was indeed.

And on top of that in the stage coach was David Tennant in another TV series. He is amazing!

This has a great story line sure it's a little far fetched but Around the world in 80 days is far fetched in itself along with any cliche western. I haven't watched any other of the series but I might now. I find the most boring parts of this episode is going back to England I have no idea what that about!

The only annoying thing to me was seeing the stage appear to be going in the wrong direction.

We really didn't need this

[Ralindon0 · 1/10 · 7 March 2022]

The whole "The South Will Rise Again" subplot was pointless and, frankly, made me womder what the writers were trying to achieve. I think Jules Verne would disclaim any connection with this episode if he could.

Bored out of my mind around the world in 80 days. Please end this already.

[danalistardl · 2/10 · 19 February 2022]

I really didn't think that this series could get much worse, but life is full of surprises. Why on earth take such an iconic old masterpiece and totally trash it beyond any recognition. Horrible acting, dialogue is beyond any rational understanding, I just don't think I can take anymore. I'll take the root canal please.

Who knew?

[Phil-283 · 1/10 · 14 March 2022]

That Jules Verne was writing about woke values in the 19th century....wait a minute he wasn't .

This is now so very boring and the episodes have less and less to do with the great work of literature and more to do with the BBC leftist agenda again.

Whoever green lit this rubbish should be sacked.